Tlie South AustraJian OritUho1o(jiccd Agsuciuiiuii. 



The Chairman brouo^ht Mr. Neville ^^'. Cayley's work bo- 

 fore the meeting, and said "he was publishing- a very fine book 

 on the birds of Australia, with beautiful hand-painted plates. 

 The work demanded the support of Australians. 



'•Fliuden-s Chase" was now touched upon by the Chair- 

 man, who pointed out that it was at last a reality, and that 

 he was jflad to say the Minister (Mr. Barwell) was alive to the 

 importance of this reserve; and would visit it in the near 

 future. The Chairman was conirrafulated upon his fight for 

 ^'tbe Cbase." 



Mr. W. C. Skipper wrote sucfgestins: all parks and gar- 

 dens in and around Adelaide should be proclaimed sanctu- 

 aries for native birds. Some members expressed the opinion 

 that these were already sanctuaries under the City Corpora 

 tion. The hon. secretary said he would make enquiries. 



Mr. Aslihy stilted that S]>iny-cheeke(l Honey-eater had 

 been seen at Blackwood. This was unusual, and was no 

 doubt due to the dryness of the season having driven the bird 

 to the ranges. Mi-. Mellor reported that Shell Parrots had 

 visited Lockleys and the Reedbeds in numbers this season. 

 He also gave interesting notes upon the visit and nesting 

 habits of the \^'ood Swallows. Several Kose-breasted Cocka- 

 toos had also been .seen at Lockleys. Master Allen Lendon 

 gave interesting bird notes, and stated that he had seen a 

 number of Little '\\'ater Crakes on the upper reaches of the 

 Torrens. Mr. A. G. Edquist (Director of Science and Nature 

 Study) showed cicada nympths, and said that the imported 

 starlings had been seen waiting for these to emerge from the 

 ground, when the bird prounced upon it and devoured it. Tbe 

 beautiful colourations of the insects as they harden into the 

 muture state were described, ^fr. Ashby tabled a few speci- 

 mens of the Victorian and New South Wales forms of Moun- 

 tain fhrush, to compare with specimens obtained by the 

 Chainiiaii in Queensland. The Chairman stated that Shell Par- 

 rots bad visited Fulham after a lapse of many years. The 

 "White-shouldered CaterpilMr-eater had also returned this 

 year after many years absence. A great number of Black- 

 tailed Native Hens had been in the district, and had caused 

 damage, but one should be as patient as possible, for the 

 drought was driving the.se birds, like many others, into 

 restricted areas, and they would .fro w"hen rain fell in tbe 

 interior. 



